6/9/20 Louisville, KY – Metro Officers Responded To The Frazier Rehab – Ambulance Stolen From Baptist Health – Police Pursuit – Recovered – Currently Assessing Damage – Captured

One person is in custody after leading Louisville Metro police on a short pursuit in a reportedly stolen ambulance, Metrosafe says.

According to Metrosafe, LMPD responded to a stolen vehicle call at Frazier Rehabilitation around 8:18 p.m. Tuesday on Newburg Rd.

Officers were able to stop the vehicle in the 800 block of East Gray Street and take the person into custody, according to Metrosafe.

A spokesperson from Baptist Health Louisville provided a statement:

The Louisville Metro Police Department responded to a report of an ambulance, owned by Baptist Health Louisville, being stolen in front of Frazier Rehab Institute in downtown Louisville this evening.  We are thankful for the swift action taken by the Louisville Metro Police Department, who pursued and recovered the stolen ambulance.  No injuries are reported. We are currently assessing the damage.